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History of the Ballon and Onze d'Or

Past winners of the Ballon d'Or:


1956 Stanley MATTHEWS (Eng) Blackpool (Eng)
1957 Alfredo DI STÉFANO (Spa) Real Madrid (Spa)
1958 Raymond KOPA (Fra) Real Madrid (Spa)
1959 Alfredo DI STÉFANO (Spa) Real Madrid (Spa)
1960 Luis SUÁREZ (Spa) Barcelona (Spa)
1961 Omar SIVORI (Ita) Juventus (Ita)
1962 Josef MASOPUST (Cze) Dukla Praha (Cze)
1963 Lev YASHIN (SU) Dynamo Moskva (SU)
1964 Denis LAW (Sco) Manchester United (Eng)
1965 EUSÉBIO (Por) Benfica (Por)
1966 Bobby CHARLTON (Eng) Manchester United (Eng)
1967 Flórián ALBERT (Hun) Ferencváros (Hun)
1968 George BEST (Nil) Manchester United (Eng)
1969 Gianni RIVERA (Ita) Milan (Ita)
1970 Gerd MÜLLER (Ger) Bayern München (Ger)
1971 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Ajax (Net)
1972 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern München (Ger)
1973 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona (Spa)
1974 Johan CRUIJFF (Net) Barcelona (Spa)
1975 Oleg BLOKHIN (SU) Dynamo Kiev (SU)
1976 Franz BECKENBAUER (Ger) Bayern München (Ger)
1977 Alan SIMONSEN (Den) Borussia Mönchengladbach (Ger)
1978 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV (Ger)
1979 Kevin KEEGAN (Eng) Hamburger SV (Ger)
1980 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern München (Ger)
1981 Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Ger) Bayern München (Ger)
1982 Paolo ROSSI (Ita) Juventus (Ita)
1983 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita)
1984 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita)
1985 Michel PLATINI (Fra) Juventus (Ita)
1986 Igor BELANOV (SU) Dynamo Kiev (SU)
1987 Ruud GULLIT (Net) Milan (Ita)
1988 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita)
1989 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita)
1990 Lothar MATTHÄUS (Ger) Internazionale (Ita)
1991 Jean-Pierre PAPIN (Fra) Olympique Marseille (Fra)
1992 Marco VAN BASTEN (Net) Milan (Ita)
1993 Roberto BAGGIO (Ita) Juventus (Ita)
1994 Hristo STOITCHKOV (Bul) Barcelona (Spa)
1995 George WEAH (Lib) Milan (Ita)
1996 Matthias SAMMER (Ger) Borussia Dortmund (Ger)
1997 RONALDO (Bra) Internazionale (Ita)
1998 Zinedine ZIDANE (Fra) Juventus (Ita)
1999 RIVALDO (Bra) Barcelona (Spa)
2000 Luis FIGO (Por) Real Madrid (Spa)
2001 Michael OWEN (Eng) Liverpool (Eng)
2002 RONALDO (Bra) Real Madrid (Spa)
2003 Pavel NEDVED (Cze) Juventus (Ita)
2004 Andriy SHEVCHENKO (Ukr) Milan (Ita)
2005 RONALDINHO (Bra) Barcelona (Spa)


Wins by Club:

Juventus 8 (Platini 3, Sivori, Rossi, Baggio, Zidane, Nedved)

Milan 7 (Van Basten 3, Rivera, Gullit, Weah, Shevchenko)

Barcelona 6 (Cruijff 2, Suárez, Stoitchkov, Rivaldo, Roaldinho)

Bayern München 5 (Beckenbauer 2, Rummenigge 2, Müller)
Real Madrid 5 (Di Stéfano 2, Kopa, Figo, Ronaldo)

Manchester United 3 (Law, Charlton, Best)

Dynamo Kiev 2 (Blokhin, Belanov)
Hamburger SV 2 (Keegan)
Internazionale 2 (Matthäus, Ronaldo)

Ajax 1 (Cruijff)
Benfica 1 (Eusébio)
Blackpool 1 (Matthews)
Borussia Dortmund 1 (Sammer)
Borussia MG 1 (Simonsen)
Dukla Praha 1 (Masopust)
Dynamo Moskva 1 (Yashin)
Ferencváros 1 (Albert)
Liverpool 1 (Owen)
Olymp. Marseille 1 (Papin)


Wins by Country:

Germany 7 (Beckenbauer 2, Rummenigge 2, Müller, Matthäus, Sammer)
Netherlands 7 (Cruijff 3, Van Basten 3, Gullit)

France 6 (Platini 3, Kopa, Papin, Zidane)

England 5 (Keegan 2, Matthews, Charlton, Owen)

Italy 4 (Sivori, Rivera, Rossi, Baggio)
Brazil 4 (Ronaldo 2, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho)

Soviet Union 3 (Belanov, Blokhin, Yashin)
Spain 3 (Di Stéfano 2, Suárez)

Portugal 2 (Eusébio, Figo)

Bulgaria 1 (Stoitchkov)
Czech Republic 1 (Nedved)
Czechoslovakia 1 (Masopust)
Denmark 1 (Simonsen)
Hungary 1 (Albert)
Liberia 1 (Weah)
Northern Ireland 1 (Best)
Scotland 1 (Law)
Ukraine 1 (Shevchenko)


Wins by League:

Italy 17

Spain 11

Germany 9

England 5

Soviet Union 3

Czechoslovakia 1
France 1
Hungary 1
Netherlands 1
Portugal 1

Wins by Player:

Van Basten 3
Cruijff 3
Platini 3

Beckenbauer 2
Keegan 2
Ronaldo 2
K.H. Rummenigge 2
Di Stéfano 2

Albert 1
R. Baggio 1
Belanov 1
Best 1
Blokhin 1
B. Charlton 1
Eusébio 1
Figo 1
Gullit 1
Kopa 1
Law 1
Masopust 1
Matthäus 1
Matthews 1
G. Müller 1
Nedved 1
Owen 1
Papin 1
Rivaldo 1
Rivera 1
Ronaldinho 1
Rossi 1
Sammer 1
Simonsen 1
Sivori 1
Stoitchkov 1
Suárez 1
Weah 1
Yashin 1
Zidane 1

Top 5 in each year:

1956

1. Stanley MATTHEWS (Blackpool) (England) 47
2. Alfredo di Stéfano (Real Madrid) (Spain) 44
3. Raymond Kopa (Stade Reims) (France) 33
4. Ferenc Puskás (Honvéd) (Hungary) 32
5. Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moskva) (Soviet Union) 19

1957

1. Alfredo DI STÉFANO (Real Madrid) (Spain) 72
2. Billy Wright (Wolverhampton Wanderers) (England) 19
3. Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid) (France) 16
4. Duncan Edwards (Manchester United) (England) 16
5. Lászlo Kubala (Barcelona) (Spain) 15

1958

1. Raymond KOPA (Real Madrid) (France) 71
2. Helmut Rahn (Rot-Weiß Essen) (West Germany) 40
3. Just Fontaine (Stade Reims) (France) 23
4. Kurt Hamrin (Fiorentina) (Sweden) 15
John Charles (Juventus) (Wales) 15

1959

1. Alfredo DI STÉFANO (Real Madrid) (Spain) 80
2. Raymond Kopa (Real Madrid) (France) 42
3. John Charles (Juventus) (Wales) 24
4. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) (Spain) 22
5. Agne Simonsson (Örgryte) (Sweden) 20

1960

1. Luis SUÁREZ (Barcelona) (Spain) 54
2. Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid) (Hungary) 37
3. Uwe Seeler (Hamburger SV) (West Germany) 33
4. Alfredo di Stéfano (Real Madrid) (Spain) 32
5. Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moskva) (Soviet Union) 28

1961

1. Omar SIVORI (Juventus) (Italy) 46
2. Luis Suárez (Real Madrid) (Spain) 40
3. Johnny Haynes (Fulham) (England) 22
4. Lev Yashin (Dynamo Moskva) (Soviet Union) 21
5. Ferenc Puskás (Real Madrid) (Spain) 16

1962

1. Josef MASOPUST (Dukla Praha) (Czechoslovakia) 65
2. Eusébio (Benfica) (Portugal) 53
3. Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1.FC Köln) (West Germany) 33
4. Dragoslav Sekularac (Crvena zvezda Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 26
5. Joseph Jurion (Anderlecht) (Belgium) 15

1963

1. Lev YASHIN (Dynamo Moskva) (Soviet Union) 73
2. Gianni Rivera (Milan) (Italy) 56
3. Jimmy Greaves (Tottenham Hotspur) (England) 51
4. Denis Law (Manchester United) (Scotland) 45
5. Eusébio (Benfica) (Portugal) 19

1964

1. Denis LAW (Manchester United) (Scotland) 61
2. Luis Suárez (Internazionale) (Spain) 43
3. Amancio (Real Madrid) (Spain) 38
4. Eusébio (Benfica) (Portugal) 31
5. Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht) (Belgium) 28

1965

1. EUSÉBIO (Benfica) (Portugal) 67
2. Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale) (Italy) 59
3. Luis Suárez (Internazionale) (Spain) 45
4. Paul Van Himst (Anderlecht) (Belgium) 25
5. Bobby Charlton (Manchester United) (England) 19

1966

1. Bobby CHARLTON (Manchester United) (England) 81
2. Eusébio (Benfica) (Portugal) 80
3. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern München) (West Germany) 59
4. Bobby Moore (West Ham United) (England) 31
5. Flórián Albert (Ferencváros) (Hungary) 23

1967

1. Flórián ALBERT (Ferencváros) (Hungary) 68
2. Bobby Charlton (Manchester United) (England) 40
3. Jimmy Johnstone (Celtic) (Scotland) 39
4. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern München) (West Germany) 37
5. Eusébio (Benfica) (Portugal) 26

1968

1. George BEST (Manchester United) (Northern Ireland) 61
2. Bobby Charlton (Manchester United) (England) 53
3. Dragan Dzajic (Crvena zvezda Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 46
4. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern München) (West Germany) 36
5. Giacinto Facchetti (Internazionale) (Italy) 30

1969

1. Gianni RIVERA (Milan) (Italy) 83
2. Luigi Riva (Cagliari) (Italy) 79
3. Gerd Müller (Bayern München) (West Germany) 38
4. Johan Cruijff (Ajax) (Netherlands) 30
Ove Kindvall (Feijenoord) (Sweden) 30

1970

1. Gerd MÜLLER (Bayern München) (West Germany) 77
2. Bobby Moore (West Ham United) (England) 70
3. Luigi Riva (Cagliari) (Italy) 65
4. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern München) (West Germany) 32
5. Wolfgang Overath (1.FC Köln) (West Germany) 29

1971

1. Johan CRUIJFF (Ajax) (Netherlands) 116
2. Sandro Mazzola (Internazionale) (Italy) 57
3. George Best (Manchester United) (Northern Ireland) 56
4. Günter Netzer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) (West Germany) 30
5. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern München) (West Germany) 27

1972

1. Franz BECKENBAUER (Bayern München) (West Germany) 81
2. Gerd Müller (Bayern München) (West Germany) 79
3. Günter Netzer (Borussia Mönchengladbach) (West Germany) 79
4. Johan Cruijff (Ajax) (Netherlands) 73
5. Piet Keizer (Ajax) (Netherlands) 13

1973

1. Johan CRUIJFF (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 96
2. Dino Zoff (Juventus) (Italy) 47
3. Gerd Müller (Bayern München) (West Germany) 44
4. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern München) (West Germany) 30
5. Billy Bremner (Leeds United) (Scotland) 22

1974

1. Johan CRUIJFF (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 116
2. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern München) (West Germany) 105
3. Kazimierz Deyna (Legia Warszawa) (Poland) 35
4. Paul Breitner (Real Madrid) (West Germany) 32
5. Johan Neeskens (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 21

1975

1. Oleg BLOKHIN (Dynamo Kiev) (Soviet Union) 122
2. Franz Beckenbauer (Bayern München) (West Germany) 42
3. Johan Cruijff (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 27
4. Berti Vogts (Borussia Mönchengladbach) (West Germany) 25
5. Sepp Maier (Bayern München) (West Germany) 20

1976

1. Franz BECKENBAUER (Bayern München) (West Germany) 91
2. Robby Rensenbrink (Anderlecht) (Netherlands) 75
3. Ivo Viktor (Dukla Praha) (Czechoslovakia) 52
4. Kevin Keegan (Liverpool) (England) 32
5. Michel Platini (Nancy) (France) 19

1977

1. Alan SIMONSEN (Borussia Mönchengladbach) (Denmark) 74
2. Kevin Keegan (Hamburger SV) (England) 71
3. Michel Platini (Nancy) (France) 70
4. Roberto Bettega (Juventus) (Italy) 39
5. Johan Cruijff (Barcelona) (Netherlands) 23

1978

1. Kevin KEEGAN (Hamburger SV) (England) 87
2. Hans Krankl (Barcelona) (Austria) 81
3. Rob Rensenbrink (Anderlecht) (Netherlands) 50
4. Roberto Bettega (Juventus) (Italy) 28
5. Paolo Rossi (Lanerossi Vicenza) (Italy) 23

1979

1. Kevin KEEGAN (Hamburger SV) (England) 118
2. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern München) (West Germany) 52
3. Ruud Krol (Ajax) (Netherlands) 41
4. Manfred Kaltz (Hamburger SV) (West Germany) 27
5. Michel Platini (Saint-Etienne) (France) 23

1980

1. Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Bayern München) (West Germany) 122
2. Bernd Schuster (Barcelona) (West Germany) 34
3. Michel Platini (Saint-Etienne) (France) 33
4. Wilfried Van Moer (Beveren) (Belgium) 27
5. Jan Ceulemans (Club Brugge) (Belgium) 20

1981

1. Karl-Heinz RUMMENIGGE (Bayern München) (West Germany) 106
2. Paul Breitner (Bayern München) (West Germany) 64
3. Bernd Schuster (Barcelona) (West Germany) 39
4. Michel Platini (Saint-Etienne) (France) 36
5. Oleg Blokhin (Dynamo Kiev) (Soviet Union) 14

1982

1. Paolo ROSSI (Juventus) (Italy) 115
2. Alain Giresse (Girondins Bordeaux) (France) 64
3. Zbigniew Boniek (Juventus) (Poland) 53
4. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern München) (West Germany) 51
5. Bruno Conti (Roma) (Italy) 48

1983

1. Michel PLATINI (Juventus) (France) 110
2. Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool) (Scotland) 26
3. Allan Simonsen (Vejle BK) (Denmark) 25
4. Gordon Strachan (Aberdeen) (Scotland) 24
5. Felix Magath (Hamburger SV) (West Germany) 20

1984

1. Michel PLATINI (Juventus) (France) 128
2. Jean Tigana (Girondins Bordeaux) (France) 57
3. Preben Elkjær-Larsen (Hellas Verona) (Denmark) 48
4. Ian Rush (Liverpool) (Wales) 44
5. Chalana (Girondins Bordeaux) (Portugal) 18

1985

1. Michel PLATINI (Juventus) (France) 127
2. Preben Elkjær-Larsen (Hellas Verona) (Denmark) 71
3. Bernd Schuster (Barcelona) (West Germany) 46
4. Michael Laudrup (Juventus) (Denmark) 14
5. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Bayern München) (West Germany) 13

1986

1. Igor BELANOV (Dynamo Kiev) (Soviet Union) 84
2. Gary Lineker (Barcelona) (England) 62
3. Emilio Butragueño (Real Madrid) (Spain) 59
4. Manuel Amoros (Monaco) (France) 22
Preben Elkjær-Larsen (Hellas Verona) (Denmark) 22

1987

1. Ruud GULLIT (Milan) (Netherlands) 106
2. Paulo Futre (Atlético Madrid) (Portugal) 91
3. Emilio Butragueño (Real Madrid) (Spain) 61
4. Gonzales Michel (Real Madrid) (Spain) 29
5. Gary Lineker (Barcelona) (England) 13

1988

1. Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan) (Netherlands) 129
2. Ruud Gullit (Milan) (Netherlands) 88
3. Frank Rijkaard (Milan) (Netherlands) 45
4. Alexei Mikhailichenko (Dynamo Kiev) (Soviet Union) 41
5. Ronald Koeman (PSV) (Netherlands) 39

1989

1. Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan) (Netherlands) 119
2. Franco Baresi (Milan) (Italy) 80
3. Frank Rijkaard (Milan) (Netherlands) 43
4. Lothar Matthäus (Internazionale) (West Germany) 24
5. Peter Shilton (Derby County) (England) 22

1990

1. Lothar MATTHÄUS (Internazionale) (West Germany) 137
2. Salvatore Schillaci (Juventus) (Italy) 84
3. Andreas Brehme (Internazionale) (West Germany) 68
4. Paul Gascoigne (Tottenham Hotspur) (England) 43
5. Franco Baresi (Milan) (Italy) 37

1991

1. Jean-Pierre PAPIN (Olympique Marseille) (France) 141
2. Lothar Matthäus (Internazionale) (Germany) 42
Darko Pancev (Crvena zvezda Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 42
Dejan Savicevic (Crvena zvezda Beograd) (Yugoslavia) 42
5. Robert Prosinecki (Real Madrid) (Yugoslavia) 34

1992

1. Marco VAN BASTEN (Milan) (Netherlands) 98
2. Hristo Stoitchkov (Barcelona) (Bulgaria) 80
3. Dennis Bergkamp (Ajax) (Netherlands) 53
4. Thomas Hässler (Roma) (Germany) 42
5. Peter Schmeichel (Manchester United) (Denmark) 41

1993

1. Roberto BAGGIO (Juventus) (Italy) 142
2. Dennis Bergkamp (Internazionale) (Netherlands) 83
3. Eric Cantona (Manchester United) (France) 34
4. Alen Boksic (Lazio) (Croatia) 29
5. Michael Laudrup (Barcelona) (Denmark) 27

1994

1. Hristo STOITCHKOV (Barcelona) (Bulgaria) 210
2. Roberto Baggio (Juventus) (Italy) 136
3. Paolo Maldini (Milan) (Italy) 109
4. Tomas Brolin (Parma) (Sweden) 68
Gheorghe Hagi (Barcelona) (Romania) 68

1995

1. George WEAH (Milan) (Liberia) 144
2. Jürgen Klinsmann (Bayern München) (Germany) 108
3. Jari Litmanen (Ajax) (Finland) 67
4. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) (Italy) 57
5. Patrick Kluivert (Ajax) (Netherlands) 47

1996

1. Matthias SAMMER (Borussia Dortmund) (Germany) 144
2. Ronaldo (Barcelona) (Brazil) 143
3. Alan Shearer (Newcastle United) (England) 107
4. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) (Italy) 69
5. Jürgen Klinsmann (Bayern München) (Germany) 60

1997

1. RONALDO (Internazionale) (Brazil) 222
2. Predrag Mijatovic (Real Madrid) (Yugoslavia) 68
3. Zinedine Zidane (Juventus) (France) 63
4. Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal) (Netherlands) 57
5. Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) (Brazil) 47

1998

1. Zinedine ZIDANE (Juventus) (France) 244
2. Davor Suker (Real Madrid) (Croatia) 68
3. Ronaldo (Internazionale) (Brazil) 66
4. Michael Owen (Liverpool) (England) 51
5. Rivaldo (Barcelona) (Brazil) 45

1999

1. RIVALDO (Barcelona) (Brazil) 219
2. David Beckham (Manchester United) (England) 154
3. Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) (Ukraine) 64
4. Gabriel Batistuta (Fiorentina) (Argentina) 48
5. Luis Figo (Barcelona) (Portugal) 38

2000

1. Luis FIGO (Real Madrid) (Portugal) 197
2. Zinedine Zidane (Juventus) (France) 181
3. Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) (Ukraine) 85
4. Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (France) 57
5. Alessandro Nesta (Lazio) (Italy) 39
Rivaldo (Barcelona) (Brazil) 39

2001

1. Michael OWEN (Liverpool) (England) 176
2. Raúl (Real Madrid) (Spain) 140
3. Oliver Kahn (Bayern München) (Germany) 114
4. David Beckham (Manchester United) (England) 102
5. Francesco Totti (Roma) (Italy) 57

2002

1. RONALDO (Real Madrid) (Brazil) 169
2. Roberto Carlos (Real Madrid) (Brazil) 145
3. Oliver Kahn (Bayern München) (Germany) 110
4. Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) (France) 78
5. Michael Ballack (Bayern München) (Germany) 71

2003

1. Pavel NEDVED (Juventus) (Czech Republic) 190
2. Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (France) 128
3. Paolo Maldini (Milan) (Italy) 123
4. Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) (Ukraine) 67
5. Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid) (France) 64

2004

1. ANDRIY SHEVCHENKO (Milan) (Ukraine) 175
2. Deco (Barcelona) (Portugal) 139
3. Ronaldinho (Barcelona) (Brazil) 133
4. Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (France) 80
5. Theodoros Zagorakis (Bologna) (Greece) 44

2005

1. RONALDINHO (Barcelona) (Brazil) 225
2. Frank Lampard (Chelsea) (England) 148
3. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) (England) 142
4. Thierry Henry (Arsenal) (France) 41
5. Andriy Shevchenko (Milan) (Ukraine) 33


History of the Onze d'Or

Onze d'Or
YEAR ONZE D'OR ONZE D'ARGENT ONZE DE BRONZE

1976 RENSENBRINK Robert KEEGAN Kevin ROCHETEAU Dominique
1977 KEEGAN Kevin PLATINI Michel SIMONSEN Allan
1978 KEMPES Mario KRANKL Johann RENSENBRINK Robert
1979 KEEGAN Kevin FRANCIS Trevor RENSENBRINK Robert
1980 RUMMENIGGE Karl-Heinz KEEGAN Kevin HRUBESCH Horst
1981 RUMMENIGGE Karl-Heinz BREITNER Paul CEULEMANS Jan
1982 ROSSI Paolo GIRESSE Alain FALCAO Paulo Roberto
1983 PLATINI Michel FALCÃO Paulo Roberto RUMMENIGGE Karl-Heinz
1984 PLATINI Michel TIGANA Jean ELKJÆR Preben
1985 PLATINI Michel ELKJÆR Preben MARADONA Diego
1986 MARADONA Diego AMOROS Manuel LINEKER Gary
1987 MARADONA Diego VAN BASTEN Marco TIGANA Jean
1988 VAN BASTEN Marco GULLIT Ruud MARADONA Diego
1989 VAN BASTEN Marco GULLIT Ruud PAPIN Jean-Pierre
1990 MATTHÄUS Lothar SCHILLACI Salvatore PAPIN Jean-Pierre
1991 PAPIN Jean-Pierre WADDLE Chris MATTHÄUS Lothar
1992 STOITCHKOV Hristo VAN BASTEN Marco PAPIN Jean-Pierre
1993 BAGGIO Roberto BOKSIC Alen ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria
1994 ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria STOITCHKOV Hristo BAGGIO Roberto
1995 WEAH George BAGGIO Roberto MALDINI Paolo
1996 CANTONA Eric WEAH George SAMMER Matthias
1997 RONALDO Nazario de Lima ZIDANE Zinedine SIMONE Marco
1998 ZIDANE Zinedine BARTHEZ Fabien PETIT Emmanuel
1999 RIVALDO Vitor Borba Ferreira BECKHAM David ZIDANE Zinedine
2000 ZIDANE Zinedine FIGO Luis HENRY Thierry
2001 ZIDANE Zinedine OWEN Michael PIRES Robert
2002 RONALDO Nazario de Lima ZIDANE Zinédine RONALDINHO Gaúcho
2003 HENRY Thierry ZIDANE Zinédine BECKHAM David
2004 DROGBA Didier HENRY Thierry RONALDINHO Gaúcho


All-time ranking by places

1 2 3

Zinédine Zidane (France) 3 3 1
Michel Platini (France) 3 1
Marco van Basten (Netherlands) 2 2
Kevin Keegan (England) 2 2
Diego Maradona (Argentina) 2 2
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany) 2 1
Ronaldo Nazario de Lima (Brazil) 2
Roberto Baggio (Italy) 1 1 1
Thierry Henry (France) 1 1 1
Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria) 1 1
George Weah (Liberia) 1 1
Jean-Pierre Papin (France) 1 3
Robby Rensenbrink (Netherlands) 1 2
Lothar Matthäus (Germany) 1 1
Romário da Souza Faria (Brazil) 1 1
Eric Cantona (France) 1
Mario Kempes (Argentina) 1
Rivaldo Vitor Borba Ferreira (Br) 1
Paolo Rossi (Italy) 1
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) 1
Ruud Gullit (Netherlands) 2
David Beckham (England) 1 1
Preben Elkjær (Denmark) 1 1
Paulo Falcão (Brazil) 1 1
Jean Tigana (France) 1 1
Manuel Amoros (France) 1
Fabien Barthez (France) 1
Alen Boksic (Croatia) 1
Paul Breitner (Germany) 1
Luis Figo (Portugal) 1
Trevor Francis (England) 1
Alain Giresse (France) 1
Johann Krankl (Austria) 1
Michael Owen (England) 1
Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) 1
Chris Waddle (England) 1
Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Brazil) 2
Jan Ceulemans (Belgium) 1
Horst Hrubesch (Germany) 1
Gary Lineker (England) 1
Paolo Maldini (Italy) 1
Emmanuel Petit (France) 1
Robert Pires (France) 1
Dominique Rocheteau (France) 1
Matthias Sammer (Germany) 1
Marco Simone (Italy) 1
Allan Simonsen (Denmark) 1


Coach of the Year
YEAR WINNER (Team - Country)

1991 Raymond GOETHALS (Olympique Marseille - Belgium)
1992 Johann CRUIJFF (F.C. Barcelona - Netherlands)
1993 Raymond GOETHALS (Olympique Marseille - Belgium)
1994 Johann CRUIJFF (F.C. Barcelona - Netherlands)
1995 Louis VAN GAAL (Ajax - Netherlands)
1996 Guy ROUX (Auxerre - France)
1997 Marcello LIPPI (Juventus - Italy)
1998 Aimé JACQUET (France National Team - France)
1999 Alex FERGUSON (Manchester United - Scotland)
2000 Arsène WENGER (Arsenal - France)
2001 Gérard HOULLIER (Liverpool - France)
2002 Arsène WENGER (Arsenal - France)
2003 Arsène WENGER (Arsenal - France)
2004 Arsène WENGER (Arsenal - France)


Super Onze d'Or 1976 - 1995 (top 5)
1. Michel PLATINI .............. 74 %
2. Marco VAN BASTEN ............ 10 %
3. Diego MARADONA .............. 5 %
4. Roberto BAGGIO .............. 4 %
5. ROMÁRIO da Souza Faria ...... 3 %

Onze de Onze 1976-2004
Since 1976, the French magazine "Onze Mondial" (originally Onze, changed name
1989) hands out awards at the end of the year. The readers select the
"Onze de Onze" (an ideal team of the season) and among those players they
choose the top-3 receiving, respectively, the Onze d'Or, Onze d'Argent
and Onze de Bronze (see above). Any player in a European league is elegible.

1976 (4-3-3)

Ivan Curkovic (Yug) - Berti Vogts (Ger), Franz Beckenbauer (Ger), Oswaldo Piazza (Arg),
Ruud Krol (Hol) - Johan Neeskens (Hol), Hans-Josef Kapellmann (Ger), Kevin Keegan (Eng) –
Dominique Rocheteau (Fra), Gerd Müller (Ger), Robert Rensenbrink (Hol)


1977 (4-3-3)

Ray Clemence (Eng) - Berti Vogts (Ger), Marius Trésor (Fra), Oswaldo Piazza (Arg),
Bernhard Dietz (Ger) - Rainer Bonhof (Ger), Kevin Keegan (Eng), Michel Platini (Fra) –
Allan Simonsen (Den), Johan Cruyff (Hol), Robert Rensenbrink (Hol)


1978 (4-3-3)

Ronnie Hellstroem (Swe) - Claudio Gentile (Ita), Ernie Brandts (Hol), Ruud Krol (Hol),
Antonio Cabrini (Ita) - Johan Neeskens (Hol), Arie Haan (Hol), Mario Kempes (Arg) -
Johnny Rep (Hol), Hans Krankl (Aus), Robby Rensenbrink (Hol)


1979 (4-3-3)

Peter Shilton (Eng) - Viv Anderson (Ang), Ernie Brandts (Hol), Ruud Krol (Hol),
Maxime Bossis (Fra) - Arie Haan (Hol), João Alves (Por), Kevin Keegan (Eng) -
Trevor Francis (Eng), Hans Krankl (Aut), Robby Rensenbrink (Hol)


1980 (4-3-3)

Peter Shilton (Eng) - Manfred Kaltz (Ger), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Ruud Krol (Hol),
Maxime Bossis (Fra) - Hans-Peter Briegel (Ger), Liam Brady (Eir), Kevin Keegan (Eng) –
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger), Horst Hrubesch (Ger), Jan Ceulemans (Bel)


1981 (4-3-3)

Luis Arconada (Spa) - Manfred Kaltz (Ger), Luc Millecamps (Bel), Ruud Krol (Hol),
Maxime Bossis (Fra) - Frans Thijssen (Hol), Paul Breitner (Ger), Hansi Muller (Ger) -
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger), Kenny Dalglish (Sco), Jan Ceulemans (Bel)


1982 (4-4-2)

Dino Zoff (Ita) - Eric Gerets (Bel), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Marius Trésor (Fra),
Antonio Cabrini (Ita) - Marco Tardelli (Ita), Paulo Roberto Falcão (Bra), Alain Giresse (Fra),
Michel Platini (Fra) - Pierre Littbarski (Ger), Paolo Rossi (Ita)


1983 (4-4-2)

Rinat Dasayev (USSR) - Eric Gerets (Bel), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Maxime Bossis (Fra),
Antonio Cabrini (Ita) - Søren Lerby (Den), Paulo Roberto Falcão (Bra),
Michel Platini (Fra), Alain Giresse (Fra) - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger), Horst Hrubesch (Ger)


1984 (4-4-2)

Harald Schumacher (Ger) - Patrick Battiston (Fra), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger),
Maxime Bossis (Fra), Hans-Peter Briegel (Ger) - Jean Tigana (Fra),
Paulo Roberto Falcão (Bra), Michel Platini (Fra), Alain Giresse (Fra) -
Preben Elkjær-Larsen (Den), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger)


1985 (4-4-2)

Joël Bats (Fra) - Phil Neal (Eng), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger), Maxime Bossis (Fra),
Antonio Cabrini (Ita) - Hans-Peter Briegel (Ger), Jean Tigana (Fra),
Michel Platini (Fra), Diego Maradona (Arg) - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger),
Preben Elkjær-Larsen (Den)


1986 (4-4-2)

Joël Bats (Fra) - Thomas Berthold (Ger), Karl-Heinz Förster (Ger),
Patrick Battiston (Fra), Manuel Amoros (Fra) - Luis Fernández (Fra),
Jean Tigana (Fra), Diego Maradona (Arg), Michel Platini (Fra) - Gary Lineker (Eng),
Yannick Stopyra (Fra)


1987 (4-4-2)

Jean-Marie Pfaff (Bel) - Thomas Berthold (Ger), Oleg Kuznetsov (USSR),
Julio César (Bra), Manuel Amoros (Fra) - Andreas Brehme (Ger), Jean Tigana (Fra),
Diego Maradona (Arg), Ruud Gullit (Hol) - Marco van Basten (Hol), Gary Lineker (Eng)


1988 (4-4-2)

Rinat Dasayev (USSR) - Eric Gerets (Bel), Oleg Kuznetsov (USSR), Ronald Koeman (Hol),
Manuel Amoros (Fra) - Frank Rijkaard (Hol), Lothar Matthäus (Ger), Ruud Gullit (Hol),
Diego Maradona (Arg) - Marco van Basten (Hol), Gianluca Vialli (Ita)


1989 (4-4-2)

Joël Bats (Fra) - Giuseppe Bergomi (Ita), Manuel Sanchís (Esp), Carlos Mozer (Bra),
Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Frank Rijkaard (Hol), Lothar Matthäus (Ger), Ruud Gullit (Hol),
Diego Maradona (Arg) - Marco van Basten (Hol), Jean-Pierre Papin (Fra)


1990 (4-4-2)

Bruno Martini (Fra) - Giuseppe Bergomi (Ita), Franco Baresi (Ita), Carlos Mozer (Bra),
Andreas Brehme (Ger) - Frank Rijkaard (Hol), Thomas Hässler (Ger), Lothar Matthäus (Ger),
Chris Waddle (Eng) - Salvatore Schillaci (Ita), Jean-Pierre Papin (Fra)


1991 (4-4-2)

Bruno Martini (Fra) - Giuseppe Bergomi (Ita), Laurent Blanc (Fra), Franco Baresi (Ita),
Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Franck Sauzée (Fra), Robert Prosinecki (Yug), Chris Waddle (Eng),
Lothar Matthäus (Ger) - Jean-Pierre Papin (Fra), Marco van Basten (Hol)


1992 (4-4-2)

Peter Schmeichel (Den) - Mauro Tassotti (Ita), Franco Baresi (Ita), Ronald Koeman (Hol),
Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Didier Deschamps (Fra), Frank Rijkaard (Hol), Thomas Hässler (Ger),
Brian Laudrup (Den) - Marco Van Basten (Hol), Hristo Stoichkov (Bul)


1993 (4-4-2)

Bernard Lama (Fra) - Mauro Tassotti (Ita), Basile Boli (Fra), Ronald Koeman (Hol),
Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Didier Deschamps (Fra), Candido Valdo (Bra), Roberto Baggio (Ita),
Enzo Scifo (Bel) - Alen Boksic (Cro), Romário (Bra)


1994 (4-4-2)

Bernard Lama (Fra) - Jorginho (Bra), Ronald Koeman (Fra), Alain Roche (Fra),
Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Marcel Desailly (Fra), Dino Baggio (Ita), Roberto Baggio (Ita),
Gheorghe Hagi (Rom) - Romário (Bra), Hristo Stoichkov (Bul)


1995 (4-4-2)

Bernard Lama (Fra) - Christian Karembeu (Fra), Alain Roche (Fra), Frank Rijkaard (Hol),
Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Marcel Desailly (Fra), Vincent Guérin (Fra), Roberto Baggio (Ita),
Alessandro Del Piero (Ita) - George Weah (Lib), Dejan Savicevic (Yug)


1996 (4-4-2)

Andreas Köpke (Ger) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Matthias Sammer (Ger), Laurent Blanc (Fra),
Paolo Maldini (Ita) - Didier Deschamps (Fra), Iordan Letchkov (Bul),
Youri Djorkaeff (Fra), Zinedine Zidane (Fra) - George Weah (Lib), Eric Cantona (Fra)


1997 (4-4-2)

Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Laurent Blanc (Fra), Jürgen Kohler (Ger),
Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Didier Deschamps (Fra), Clarence Seedorf (Hol),
Steve McManaman (Eng), Zinedine Zidane (Fra) - Ronaldo (Bra), Marco Simone (Ita)


1998 (4-4-2)

Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Laurent Blanc (Fra), Marcel Desailly (Fra),
Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Emmanuel Petit (Fra), Edgar Davids (Hol), Zinedine Zidane (Fra),
Rivaldo (Bra) - Michael Owen (Eng), Ronaldo (Bra)


1999 (4-4-2)

Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Jaap Stam (Hol), Marcel Desailly (Fra),
Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Edgar Davids (Hol), Johan Micoud (Fra), David Beckham (Eng),
Rivaldo (Bra) - Christian Vieri (Ita), Gabriel Batistuta (Arg)


2000 (4-4-2)

Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Laurent Blanc (Fra), Marcel Desailly (Fra),
Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Edgar Davids (Hol), Gaizka Mendieta (Spa), Zinedine Zidane (Fra),
Luis Figo (Por) - Nicolas Anelka (Fra), Thierry Henry (Fra)


2001 (4-4-2)

Fabien Barthez (Fra) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Marcel Desailly (Fra),
Alessandro Nesta (Ita), Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Patrick Vieira (Fra),
Gaizka Mendieta (Spa), Zinedine Zidane (Fra), Luis Figo (Por) -
Thierry Henry (Fra), Michael Owen (Eng)


2002 (4-4-2)

Oliver Kahn (Ger) - Cafu (Bra), Alessandro Nesta (Ita), Philippe Mexès (Fra),
Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Patrick Vieira (Fra), Luis Figo (Por), Zinedine Zidane
(Fra), Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Bra) - Ronaldo (Bra), Thierry Henry (Fra)


2003 (4-4-2)

Gianluigi Buffon (Ita) - Lilian Thuram (Fra), Alessandro Nesta (Ita), Paolo Maldini (Ita),
Roberto Carlos (Bra) - Patrick Vieira (Fra), Claude Makelélé (Fra), David Beckham (Eng),
Zinedine Zidane (Fra) - Ronaldo (Bra), Thierry Henry (Fra)


2004 (4-4-2)

Petr Cech (Cze) – Cafu (Bra), Alessandro Nesta (Ita), Sol Campbell (Eng),
Patrice Evra (Fra) – Patrick Vieira (Fra), Maniche Ribeiro (Por), Ludovic Giuly (Fra),
Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Bra) – Didier Drogba (IvC), Thierry Henry (Fra)

UEFA Goldaen Jubilee Poll

1 Zinedine Zidane (France) 123,582
2 Franz Beckenbauer (Germany) 122,569
3 Johan Cruijff (Netherlands) 119,332
4 Marco van Basten (Netherlands) 117,987
5 Dino Zoff (Italy) 114,529
6 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Argentina/Spain)107,435
7 Eusébio (Portugal) 103,937
8 Lev Yashin (Soviet Union) 101,862
9 Michel Platini (France) 99,380
10 Paolo Maldini (Italy) 95,497
11 Ferenc Puskás (Hungary/Spain) 94,361
12 Paolo Rossi (Italy) 91,194
13 Ruud Gullit (Netherlands) 91,001
14 Bobby Charlton (England) 89,921
15 Lothar Matthäus (Germany) 86,798
16 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Germany) 86,649
17 Franco Baresi (Italy) 83,800
18 Gerd Müller (Germany) 82,668
19 George Best (N. Ireland) 79,036
20 Kevin Keegan (England) 78,840
21 Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands) 71,333
22 David Beckham (England) 71,299
23 Bobby Moore (England) 70,884
24 Roberto Baggio (Italy) 68,239
25 Michael Laudrup (Denmark) 67,484
26 Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) 66,661
27 Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) 66,463
28 Gheorghe Hagi (Romania) 62,383
29 Sepp Maier (Germany) 62,375
30 Oliver Kahn (Germany) 58,151
31 Luís Figo (Portugal) 58,078
32 Raúl González (Spain) 56,880
33 Berti Vogts (Germany) 55,398
34 Johan Neeskens (Netherlands) 54,796
35 Gianni Rivera (Italy) 53,874
36 José Antonio Camacho (Spain) 53,873
37 Marco Tardelli (Italy) 53,732
38 Just Fontaine (France) 53,612
39 Peter Shilton (England) 50,841
40 Bernd Schuster (Germany) 50,247
41 Raymond Kopa (France) 49,504
42 Eric Cantona (France) 48,436
43 Stanley Matthews (England) 47,915
44 Ruud van Nistelrooij (Netherlands) 47,398
45 Valentin Ivanov (Soviet Union) 46,022
46 Gary Lineker (England) 44,787
47 Alessandro Nesta (Italy) 44,667
48 José Emilio Santamaría (Uruguay/Spain) 43,690
49 Alessandro Del Piero (Italy) 43,227
50 Alessandro Costacurta (Italy) 42,511


France Football's Football Player of the Century

1. Edson Arantes do Nascimento "PELÉ" (Brazil) 122 pts (17 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 1)
2. Diego MARADONA (Argentina) 65 ( 3 - 6 - 5 - 5 - 1)
3. Johan CRUYFF (Netherlands) 62 ( 1 - 4 - 7 - 9 - 2)
4. Alfredo DI STEFANO (Argentina/Spain) 44 ( 4 - 3 - 3 - 1 - 1)
5. Michel PLATINI (France) 40 ( 1 - 5 - 1 - 3 - 6)
6. Franz BECKENBAUER (Germany) 35 ( 2 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 6)
7. Ferenc PUSKAS (Hungary) 12 ( 0 - 3 - 0 - 0 - 0)
8. Marco VAN BASTEN (Netherlands) 11 ( 0 - 0 - 3 - 1 - 0)
9. Artur Antunes Coimbra "ZICO" (Brazil) 7 ( 1 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0)
10. Gerd MÜLLER (Germany) 5 ( 1 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0)
Lev YASHIN (Soviet Union) 5 ( 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1)
12. Enzo FRANCESCOLI (Uruguay) 4 ( 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - 0)
Manoel Francisco dos Santos "GARRINCHA" (Brazil) 4 ( 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1)
George BEST (Northern Ireland) 4 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 0)
15. Rafael GORDILLO (Spain) 3 ( 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0)
16. Bobby CHARLTON (England) 2.5 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 3)
17. ROMÁRIO de Souza Faria (Brazil) 2 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0)
18. Roberto BAGGIO (Italy) 1 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1)
Oleg BLOKHIN (Soviet Union) 1 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1)
Just FONTAINE (France) 1 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1)
Raymond KOPA (France) 1 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1)
Fritz WALTER (Germany) 1 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1)
Dino ZOFF (Italy) 1 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1)
24. Roger MILLA (Cameroon) 0.5 ( 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1)


Voetbal International's Century XI

------------------------------Yashin-------------------------------------
--Carlos Alberto-----Beckenbauer-----Rijkaard-----Maldini---------
--------------Di Stefano------------Cruijff-------------Maradona-----
--------Garrincha-------------------Pelé---------------Gento---------

FIFA World Player of the Year

2005
1st Ronaldinho Brazil
2nd Frank Lampard England
3rd Samuel Eto'o Cameroon

2004
1st Ronaldinho Brazil
2nd Thierry Henry France
3rd Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine

2003
1st Zinedine Zidane France
2nd Thierry Henry France
3rd Ronaldo Brazil

2002
1st Ronaldo Brazil
2nd Oliver Kahn Germany
3rd Zinedine Zidane France

2001
1st Luis Figo Portugal
2nd David Beckham England
3rd Raúl Spain

2000
1st Zinedine Zidane France
2nd Luis Figo Portugal
3rd Rivaldo Brazil

1999
1st Rivaldo Brazil
2nd David Beckham England
3rd Gabriel Batistuta Argentina

1998
1st Zinedine Zidane France
2nd Ronaldo Brazil
3rd Davor Šuker Croatia

1997
1st Ronaldo Brazil
2nd Roberto Carlos Brazil
3rd (tie) Dennis Bergkamp Netherlands
Zinedine Zidane France

1996
1st Ronaldo Brazil
2nd Alessandro Del Piero Italy
3rd Alan Shearer England

1995
1st George Weah
2nd Paolo Maldini
3rd Jürgen Klinsmann

1994
1st Romário
2nd Hristo Stoitchkov
3rd Roberto Baggio

1993
1st Roberto Baggio
2nd Romário
3rd Dennis Bergkamp

1992
1st Marco van Basten
2nd Hristo Stoitchkov
3rd Thomas Häßler


1991
1st Lothar Matthäus
2nd Jean-Pierre Papin France
3rd Gary Lineker England

credit goes to Mané Garrincha from old SP

[TheStig]

Going to be honest with you, really couldn't be bothered to read all that.

Anyway.. can't believe Owen is the only player to win it in a Liverpool shirt.

[Milanello21]

actually its lovely statistics

TheStig, on 22 December 2009 - 08:29 PM, said:

Going to be honest with you, really couldn't be bothered to read all that.

Anyway.. can't believe Owen is the only player to win it in a Liverpool shirt.

wait for Torres m8
for me he deserved it in 2008 rather than that penalty scoring freak and his 42 goals
Luca Toni scored in the same year 39 goals none of them was a penalty

anyways .....

[Il Fenomeno]

It's farcical that players of Raúl, Totti, and Maldini's calibre have never won these awards, yet Michael Owen has.

[Milanello21]

Raul ... i dunno
same for Totti .. but atleast i watch Totti so i know that he is gr8 on several occasions but never footballer of the year

Maldini is the one who strikes me the most that he never one any of these trophies

[Il Fenomeno]

Milanello21, on 29 December 2009 - 08:11 AM, said:

Raul ... i dunno
same for Totti .. but atleast i watch Totti so i know that he is gr8 on several occasions but never footballer of the year

Maldini is the one who strikes me the most that he never one any of these trophies

All of them are superbly gifted individuals, who I think deserve recognition. Raúl should've won the Ballon d'Or during the year of 2001, as opposed to Michael Owen. Raúl was arguably the finest striker in the world at that point. From what I've heard and seen (partly seen, anyway) Maldini should've won it during the year of 1995. Words like impeccable, immovable and imperious were used to describe his performances during that year. No particular season springs to mind for Francesco Totti, but talent like his only comes about so often. He's had a few seasons where he hasn't gained the recognition he deserved.

[Andreas18Productions]

you have done a great effort for all that wait till benzema wins most.

[RightMindfulness]

http://en.wikipedia...._of_the_Century

[Hydro2k10]

RightMindfulness, on 07 April 2010 - 05:06 AM, said:

http://en.wikipedia...._of_the_Century

It's good to see Roberto Baggio rated as 4th in player of the centuary. He was a phenominal forward. One who I always rememeber watching on the show on English TV called "golacio" which showed highlights of the Italian games and full games. At this time, the Italian league was by far the best league in the world and Roberto Baggio was one of the main stars in the league, at the time. It's a shame he missed the penalty during the 1994 world cup final, but apart from that, he was a genius, who I feel hasn't gain as much recognition as he should over the years.

It was the fans who voted him 4th and not the specialists and I don't think he deserves 4th, but he is certainly up there and the guy deserves some recognition.

[Jabberwock]

The thing with Baggio was he just had unbelievable technique. Many of his highlight reels dont do him justice as they are one-dimensionally focused on goals scored.

His talent was easily up there as the very best or at least one of the very best of his era and he combined that with an aura of excellence in basically everything he did. Its blasphemous that the world will remember his missed penalty, but not the fact that he carried the team there in the first place.

For me he is not deserving of 4th spot on that list. Yet he is still underrated by many.